| Willie Greene | |
|---|---|
| Third baseman | |
| Born: (1971-09-23)September 23, 1971 (age 53) Milledgeville, Georgia, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 1, 1992, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 2000, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .234 |
| Home runs | 86 |
| Runs batted in | 307 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Willie Louis Greene (born September 23, 1971) is an American former professionalbaseball player inMajor League Baseball (MLB). During his nine-year stint in the major leagues, Greene played for four teams: theCincinnati Reds (1992–1998), theBaltimore Orioles (1998),Toronto Blue Jays (1999), and theChicago Cubs (2000).
Greene was thePittsburgh Pirates' first pick in the1989 June draft, and was also Georgia's Gatorade Player of The Year in baseball (1989). He was traded to theMontreal Expos on August 8 of 1990 withScott Ruskin andMoisés Alou forZane Smith. On December 11, 1991 Green was traded by theMontreal Expos withDave Martinez andScott Ruskin to theCincinnati Reds forBill Risley andJohn Wetteland.
From 1992 until 1995 Greene appeared on a sporadic basis with the Cincinnati Reds, before playing full-time beginning in 1996, appearing in 115 games that year. In 1997, he appeared in 151 games and 111 in 1998 before being traded to theBaltimore Orioles forJeffrey Hammonds.[1] Greene's best full season byWAR for the Reds was 1997, when he had a batting average of .253 with 26 home runs for a WAR of 1.5.
